Mid and South Essex NHS Trust receives £900k in funding
It'll be spent on improving services for those with cancer and liver conditions.
Patients in mid and south Essex with cancer and liver conditions will benefit from new research equipment and facilities, thanks to a £900,000 grant from a national research body.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has received the large funding award from the National Institute of Health and Care Research.
They'll use the money to purchase advanced equipment, research spaces and a community hub to carry out the latest medical research, including liver conditions and lung cancer.
The facilities, which will be purchased over a three-year period, will include a mobile research unit in which research activities and trials can be carried out, such as for vaccines.
Patients with lung cancer will benefit from new biopsy equipment that will help provide targeted investigations before patients receive their cancer treatment.
Meanwhile, those with early-stage liver conditions can also have ultrasound scans using the latest technology, known as FibroScan, to help them access new treatments in development.
These will be used during local, national and international medical research studies to test new and innovative medical treatments, helping to develop the abilities of NHS staff to treat their patients in mid and south Essex with the most up to date treatments.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust runs Southend University Hospital, Broomfield Hospital, Basildon University Hospital, among other sites.